Author: Vincent Osuwo

The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has dismissed claims of a personal fallout with President Bola Tinubu, stating that he never had a personal relationship with the president in the first place. El-Rufai, who spoke during an interview on Trust TV on Monday, said his support for Tinubu’s 2023 presidential bid was driven by party loyalty and political arrangements, not friendship. “I was never Tinubu’s friend. We never had a personal relationship like the one I had with General Buhari of blessed memory,” he said. The former Kaduna governor explained that his involvement in Tinubu’s emergence…

A building collapse in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli killed 14 people, the civil defense head confirmed Monday, after search and rescue operations stopped the day before. Prime Minister Nawaf Salam announced that authorities have chosen to take action, including evacuating 114 structures in the impoverished city that have been neglected for years. The affected structure was made up of two blocks, each with six apartments, in the Bab al-Tabbaneh neighborhood, one of the city’s poorest districts. There were 22 persons inside at the time of the fall. Civil defense head Imad Khreish told reporters in front of the…

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) intends to remove the majority of its troops by mid-2027, according to a spokesperson who talked with AFP on Tuesday after the peacekeepers’ mandate ends this year. UNIFIL has served as a buffer between Israel and Lebanon for decades, and it is currently supporting the Lebanese army in dismantling Hezbollah infrastructure along the Israeli border following Israel’s recent conflict with the Iran-backed group. Under pressure from the US and Israel, the UN Security Council voted last year to terminate the force’s mission on December 31, 2026, with an “orderly and safe drawdown…

Terrorists raided the Dogon Ruwa village in Bashar District, Wase Local Government Area, Plateau State, on Sunday evening, killing one resident and kidnapping an Imam, Abdulrashidi Baduku, along with six others. The men were allegedly attacked while producing charcoal for commercial purposes on the fringes of the village. Wase’s rural settlements have recently been centers for repeated banditry and kidnappings. Shapi’i Sambo, a youth leader in Wase, confirmed the incident to the press, calling it unexpected and brutal. “The victims were processing charcoal when gunmen suddenly stormed the area. An Imam from Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’a Wa’ikamatis Sunnah, Malam Abdulrashid Baduku,…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faction led by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, explained their absence from the party’s national secretariat on Monday, citing ongoing administrative and security processes surrounding the facility’s reopening. Jungudo Mohammed, National Publicity Secretary of the National Caretaker Committee, told reporters in an interview that accusations that the police denied their request to access the secretariat were false. Mohammed said, “I am not aware that the police declined our request, and I do not believe that is true. The police are the appropriate authority to confirm why the secretariat has not yet…

Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike left the Presidential Villa in the same vehicle on Sunday night following a meeting with President Bola Tinubu, according to presidential officials acquainted with the matter. According to officials, although the two political adversaries came separately, Fubara rode away with Wike following the president’s intervention. The warring parties described it as a symbolic move that could end their long-running political conflict. “Two of them did not come together. Fubara came first, and then Wike came later. But at the end of the day, both of them left the…

The Yobe State Police Command has detained an 18-year-old housewife for reportedly mutilating her husband’s genitals with a sharp weapon during a domestic fight in the Potiskum Local Government Area. Chronicle NG gathered that the assault happened on Friday and left the victim critically injured. Dungus Abdulkarim, the command’s spokeswoman, told the press that police responded to a distress call and discovered the man lying in a pool of blood in his apartment. “On February 6, our policemen responded to a distress call that a man was found lying in his room in a pool of blood. We rushed to…

No fewer than nine worshipers were abducted on Sunday by terrorists during a vigil at St. John’s Catholic Church in Ojije, Utonkon District of Ado Local Government Area, Benue State. According to sources on Monday, the attack occurred around 2 a.m., when the church was holding a vigil as part of a 30-day program. The National Publicity Secretary of the Ufia Development Association in the LGA, Comrade Jude Onwe told the newsmen that, “Around 2 a.m., nine worshipers, including women and youths, were abducted from St. John’s Catholic Church while they were at the vigil.” Confirming the abduction, Chairman of…

Eric Chelle, Nigeria’s Super Eagles coach, has stated that his long-term goal is to become the first African to manage Spanish club Real Madrid, citing the achievement as a defining moment in his coaching career. The Malian-born strategist revealed the information when discussing his future goals and desire to compete at the highest level of European club football. Speaking in a televised interview with RMC Sport’s After Afrique podcast, which aired on X on Monday, the former Valenciennes player stated that coaching Real Madrid remains his ultimate goal as he continues to raise his worldwide reputation. “My dream is to…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osun State has refuted claims that underage people were registered as voters in the Ede North Local Government Area of the state. The rebuttal was contained in a statement signed by Musa Olurode, the Public Affairs Officer for Osun INEC, and retrieved in Osogbo on Monday. In a written statement, the Commission “noted with concern a social media post circulating on Facebook alleging that underage persons dressed in school uniforms were registered as voters at the INEC Local Government Office in Ede North on Friday, 6th February, 2026.” It did, however, reject the…